in america. the federal government pays upwards of $300 million for basic preventive care we provide. it is important to remember that this is not money -- we just do not get a big check from the federal government. we work like a hospital. hospitals are reimbursed as well for the services we provide. for every pap smear every birth control exam, for all the prenatal care, all of the family planning visits, in many of these states, flat -- planned parenthood complete with other family providers. that is why state governments choose planned parenthood as a provider because we are the most cost-effective provider of high- quality women's health care in the country. >> the issue of abortion is also part of this. can you talk about that and the funding for it or not? >> that's a great question because there has been a lot of misleading information that has been thrown around. for more than 30 years the federal government from has not spend federal money to pay for abortion services. this is not about